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While you were watching the Eagles dominating the hapless Bears, the Redskins were at practice preparing for this week’s Thursday Night Football game against the Cowboys. The team practiced indoors today, and surprisingly had no new injuries to report. Jay Gruden talked to reporters for 10 minutes after practice today to give a few updates on players with lingering issues(Jordan Reed), preparing for Dallas week, and getting back to practice this week.
Kirk Cousins also spoke to reporters after practice. He talked about working with new, young wide receivers and running backs, the Giants game, and more.
Jay Gruden Presser
#Redskins head coach Jay Gruden live at the podium. #HTTR https://t.co/KV0USs2AHj
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) November 26, 2017
Injury updates:
Junior Galette missed practice with an illness. Montae Nicholson still in concussion protocol, per Gruden
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 26, 2017
No new injuries to report from today's practice. Junior Galette was absent with an illness.
— Jake Kring-Schreifels (@jakeks19) November 26, 2017
Jordan Reed:
Gruden said Jordan Reed didn’t run today and plan is to keep him from running for a few days
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 26, 2017
Jay Gruden: Says Jordan Reed won’t run for a couple of days. They want to back of it. He is feeling a little better. #Redskins
— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) November 26, 2017
Darren McFadden:
Gruden said he didn’t even know #Cowboys waived veteran RB Darren McFadden
— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) November 26, 2017
Chase Roullier:
Roullier’s injury is on his snap hand and that’s a big part of the problem a him playing through injury
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 26, 2017
Jamison Crowder:
“Jamison [Crowder] will be a key component” during the final five games of the season, Jay Gruden said #Redskins
— Master Tesfatsion (@MasterTes) November 26, 2017
Kirk Cousins:
Gruden on Cousins: You’d be a blind man if you haven’t seen him make huge strides throughout his career
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 26, 2017
Josh Doctson:
Gruden says Doctson was fine from fall in practice
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 26, 2017
Josh Doctson takes a tough fall at end of this 1-on-1 with Breeland. Trying to walk it off. pic.twitter.com/1fumSYFPrg
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) November 26, 2017
Kirk Cousins Presser
#Redskins QB Kirk Cousins live at the podium. #HTTR https://t.co/8GQbwSnkrb
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) November 26, 2017
Personnel changes:
"Two years ago I'm a 1st year starter playing with Pro Bowl receivers.
— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoRCC) November 26, 2017
Now i'm in my 3rd year, working with younger players.
I enjoy the opportunity"
- Kirk Cousins at the podium now.
Byron Marshall:
"I was pretty impressed by Byron Marshall and his ability to be on the details right away"
— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoRCC) November 26, 2017
- Kirk Cousins at the podium now.
"Byron's a player who excites me - he has some juice to him.
— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoRCC) November 26, 2017
He just seems to understand football pretty well"
- Kirk Cousins at the podium now.
Jamison Crowder TD:
Good question to Kirk from @lizclarketweet about Crowder's TD play
— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoRCC) November 26, 2017
Kirk : "Rarely does a player get that open, especially on 3rd and 15..."
Passes short of 1st down:
Another good Q to Kirk, this time from @JPFinlayNBCS about receivers catching balls short of the sticks on 3rd down
— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoRCC) November 26, 2017
Kirk: "Maybe I could have stopped Josh [Doctson] with the ball better...
Younger players have seen it happen now and in the future say 'I can't let that happen'."
Kirk Cousins knows there have been plays where WRs don’t quite get to 1st down mark. And it’s something he wants to challenge guys to fix as the year goes on
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 26, 2017
Josh Doctson:
"I think teams have had different plans [about Doctson]. The Vikings had their #1 CB Xavier Rhodes follow Josh... teams vary their coverages. The Giants more predominantly rushed 3 and dropped 8 into coverage"
— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoRCC) November 26, 2017
- Kirk Cousins at the podium now
QB age:
Great Q from @MasterTes about Kirk being 29, but guys like Brady playing at 40
— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoRCC) November 26, 2017
Kirk: "I've always felt my dream would be to walk away from the game on my own terms... Where I could still play, but I say 'no I'm good'
The best QBs from when I started playing are all still here!"
Learning from poor plays:
"I always look at the 'why' behind a poor play or poor performance. Sometimes the 'why' isn't 'I have to get better'. Sometimes in a win, it is. I'm always looking for the reason behind a poor finish"
— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoRCC) November 26, 2017
- Kirk Cousins at the podium... knows his why.